The video was sent out via social photo-sharing site, Snapchat, by the alleged abuser, a 28-year-old man from Wichita, Kansas, according to a Wichita Police Department (WPD) press conference held on Monday morning.

The short video reveals what must have been the most terrifying few seconds of this poor cat's young life. The video opens by showing the face of the distressed and helpless cat. The abuser seems to be holding the cat with one hand and filming with the other.

Then the cat is held out of frame as the abuser winds up in preparation to throw her, followed by a sudden thud. Immediately, we see the cat return to the video frame as she falls to the ground and scrambles away, meowing in what appears to be pain and torment.

Her hind legs appear to be functionless as she drags herself across the floor using only her front legs.

One of the video's recipients captured the horrifying footage from Snapchat and posted it to Facebook. Once it was on social media, the video went viral due to its appalling content.

Since the video's recent publicity on Facebook and Twitter, people from all over the country have called into the WPD to report the incident.

When asked about the importance of social media in this case at the press conference, Lieutenant Jeff Gilmore, of the WPD, noted the video had a crucial role in helping police identify the injured cat and the alleged abuser.

Unfortunately, the efforts on social media to bring the perpetrator to justice couldn't save the young cat in the video.

Upon police investigation, the 16-week-old cat was admitted to Kutter Animal Hospital, but she was tragically unable to survive her injuries. She eventually had to be euthanized at the hospital.

Police say that the cat may not be the alleged abuser's only victim. In addition to the causing the death of the young cat, he may also be involved with a shooting which occurred early Friday morning. If true, the man follows those before him who have committed acts of violence against both animals and humans.